Volcano Watch

Groundwater provides most of the fresh drinking water used in Hawai`i. Thus, discoveries that increase our understanding of the groundwater stored in...

When asked by a journalist why he robbed banks, the famous 1930s bank robber Willie Sutton (no relation to HVO scientist Jeff Sutton) was reported to...

This month, researchers from the University of Hawai`i teamed up with the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory staff to use laser-based technology to peer...

Alert readers of this column and the Kīlauea daily update (posted every morning at http://hvo.wr.usgs.gov) will know that the past month has been an...

As we get ready to enjoy Independence Day fireworks, Pele has been giving scientists at the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory some spectacular displays of...

The HVO Web site was recently revamped to make access to our increasing number of Webcams easier.

The adage "a picture is worth a thousand words" is certainly true, especially when it comes to photographs of Hawaiian eruptions and volcanic...

The key to unlocking the geologic secrets of a volcano's future is its past. The further back we can peer into the past & delve into Pele's secrets...

The HVO Web site was recently revamped to make access to our increasing number of Webcams easier for viewers and the HVO staff who post Webcam images...

Two weeks ago, readers of this column learned about the genesis of brown plumes and sudden gas release from Kīlauea's summit vent. This week we will...

Just before daybreak on May 24, 1969, a new eruptive fissure split open Kīlauea's east rift zone at its bend near `Alo`i Crater. During the previous 9...

This weekend marks the return to the Big Island of ukulele virtuoso Jake Shimabukuro. His shows encompass a musical variety from Hawaiian to bluegrass...

On the afternoon of January 6, 1949, scientists at the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, 32 km (20 miles) from Mauna Loa's summit, couldn't see the top of...

How do you know when a volcano is exploding? Just look at it? Seems like the obvious answer. This works if there are some eyes aimed at the volcano in...

During the past two weeks, two noteworthy earthquakes struck Kīlauea Volcanos south flank.

Life in Goma—a city of about half a million on the eastern border of the Democratic Republic of the Congo—has been particularly difficult over the...

Unless you've been sitting in a lava cave (the way we sometimes do) you should be well aware that this Sunday is the beginning of the annual Merrie...

The current eruption at Kīlauea's summit is unique in the recorded history of the volcano. Never in the past 200 years has there been a long-lived...

This past Wednesday marked the silver anniversary of Mauna Loa's most recent eruption.

When strong volcanic tremor (continuous shaking of the ground) was recorded beneath Redoubt volcano January 23 to 25, scientists of the Alaska Volcano...